November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes. This total – which amounts to 8.3% of our country’s population – is one that only continues to rise.  Seventy nine million more Americans have pre-diabetes and are at risk of being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, further underlining the seriousness of the disease. The month of November is officially designated as National Diabetes Awareness Month, and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) goes to great lengths every year to promote education about the various…

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Wesleyan Student Volunteer Efforts at CHC

Wesleyan Student Volunteer Efforts at CHC

     As the leaves continue to fall and the air gets increasingly crisper, college students across the country prepare for the second half of their fall semester. Inevitably, final papers and exams await these scholars in less a month’s time, and enjoying the changing of the seasons only adds to their busy schedules. With all of this being said, it is always impressive to see young adults putting aside a few hours here or there to volunteer for a worthy…

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Marjorie Godfrey, MS, RN, Co-Director of the Dartmouth Institute Microsystem Academy

Marjorie Godfrey, MS, RN, Co-Director of the Dartmouth Institute Microsystem Academy

This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Marjorie Godfrey, MS, RN, Co-Director of the Dartmouth Institute Microsystem Academy and the Director of the Microsystem Resource Group. Marjorie is a national and international leader in designing and implementing improvement strategies in the place where patients, families and care teams meet – in the clinical microsystem. She discusses her strategies for improving the work flow in the clinical care environment by empowering nurse leaders and coaches within the health care system.

New HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Carlee Clarino

New HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Carlee Clarino

Meet Carlee Clarino, a new HealthCorps Navigator serving in Access to Care at CHC, Inc.!   –          Can you tell us a bit about your educational background?                         I went to Clark University for my undergrad degree in Biology, but I also took a lot of public health and environmental studies courses. –          What about joining CHC most excites you?                         The opportunity to learn from and meet people who are passionate about healthcare and helping the underserved. –          If…

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QI Microsystems Meeting – Jönköping Academy

QI Microsystems Meeting – Jönköping Academy

Below is a piece written by Jackie Wang, a HealthCorps Navigator at the Community Health Center, Inc. serving in Quality Improvement. She recently took part in a Microsystems Meeting put on by CHC’s Quality Improvement department which featured representatives from Jönköping Academy in Sweden.      In the face of great challenges, people come together. Survivors and supporters wear pink to promote breast cancer awareness every October; Connecticut leaders and citizens gathered last week to discuss how to eliminate health disparity in the state at the…

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Follow Up – Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Follow Up – Domestic Violence Awareness Month

With the month of October being both National Depression Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is not too difficult to forget that there are other, very important initiatives taking place at the same time. One such ongoing campaign is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we at CHC were sure to pay special attention to this serious cause. New Horizons – CHC’s domestic violence support services center – organized an event at the Cold Stone Creamery in Middletown to…

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